Screen patch



March 11, 1930. D. DOWNER SCREEN PATCH Filed July 13; 1928 awe/rm Grier/M0430.

Patented Mar. 11, 1930 i I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DAVID DOWNER, OF GIMABRON, KANSAS scannn rn'rcn Application filed July 18, 1928. Serial 110. 292,549.

This invention relates to a device to be used ring member in position, it being underin repairing screens or the like articles constood that the spurs .9 are of flexible material structcd of wire mesh material. to permit of such bending.

The primary object of the invention is to From the foregoing it will be obvious that provide an article of manufacture in the form in order to repair a hole in a screen, it is only of a patch to be positioned over a torn or necessary to position a repair patch over the broken screen to repair the same, the patch hole, and bend the spurs to positions in close closing the opening to preventinsects from engagement with the wire mesh material sopassing into the room closed by the screen. curing the patch against movement.

10 A further object of the invention is to pro- It will further be noted that patches of this vide a patch of this character including a character may be manufactured at acomparsupporting member and wire'mesh material atively small cost, and may be readily and secured to the supporting member, the supeasily applied, by persons unfamiliar with porting member having spurs projecting mechanics.

1 therefrom, to be positioned Within the mesh I clalmz of the wire mesh material to secure the patch A repair patch for screens, including a against displacement. substantially wide metallic ring member,

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in spurs formed integral with the ring member view which will appear as the description and disposed adjacent to the outer edge of 20 proceeds, the invention resides in the combithe ring member, said spurs adapted to be 7 nation and arrangement of parts and in the extended through the mesh of the Wire screen details of construction hereinafter described to Which the patch is secured, and wire mesh and claimed, it being understood that changes material welded to the Wide m all ring in the precise embodiment of the invention member.

35 herein disclosed, may be made within the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 7 scope of what is claimed, without departing my own, I have hereto aflixed my slgnature. from the spirit of the invention. DAVID DOWNER.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental elevational view of a screen repaired with a patch constructed v in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the patch.

Figure 3 is a sectional view illustrating the manner of securing the patch. I

35 Figure 4 is a fragmental perspective view of the patch.

Referring to the drawing iii detail, the reference character 5 designates wire mesh material mounted in the frame 6, the same be- 40 ing shown as damaged and repaired by a 7 patch constructed in accordance with the invention.

The patch includes a metallic ring member 7 to which a circular piece of wire mesh material indicated at 8, is soldered or otherwise secured. I i

Spurs 9 extend laterally from the ring member 7 and are so constructed, that they may be passed within the mesh of the wire mesh material and bent over to lock the 

